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j ydar mikla angri er leikur um ydar hiarta, af fram-
ferdi og svikum nijdingsens Valb(rand)z sem nu er
kongur kalladur j Villusvinalandi”, kongur m(ælti) 3
63r “hvor hefur frædt þig a þessum efnum | eda hvort
ehr nafn þitt?” hann m(ælti) “Gustur heiti eg og
veit eg gjðrla þaug svik sem Valb(randur) hefur 6
gjórdt, og so veit eg ad nu vill hann enn giðra hid
mesta nijdings verk jnnann 8 daga, Enn þad er þad,
ad hann vill taka fruna Floridam nauduga ef honum 9
kiemur eingenn tálman”, kongur m(ælti) “ver vel-
komenn oss godur dreingur og þigg af oss slijka
sæmd, sem þu villt til mæla, ef þu kant nockur rad 12
tilleggia”, G(ustur) m(ælti) “dveliast mun eg med
ydur um stund, og mun huxa um þetta efne”,
settest hann þa hia öndveige efttir kongz skipan, 15
kongur spurdi margs, G(ustur) leiste ur óllu miög
viturlega, so kongur vndrast hanz viturleik, Eptir
2 daga lidna gieck G(ustur) til tals vid kong og s(agdi) 18
honum ef hann vill frelsa fruna Floridam af vallde
og vielum svikarans, þa skulj hann fa sier litla
sneckju med kost og drick, klæde og gðda gripe, 21
kongur sagdest slikt giarnann vilia þiggia, “og skal
þetta þegar til reidu”, gieck Gustur þegar til siðar
10-11 velkomenn] + med 522, 41v.
that has come upon him because of the traitor Valbrandr,
who is now called king in Villusvínaland. To the king’s
questions as to who has told him all this and what his
name is, he merely replies that he is called Gustr and
that Valbrandr intends to commit yet another dastardly
deed within a week, namely the seizing of an unwilling
Florida, unless he is hindered from doing so. The king
invites Gustr to stay with him and he accepts the invita-
tion. After two days have gone by, he comes before the
king with a plan: the king is to give him a small ship
with provisions, cloth and treasures. The king concurs